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Guy Sparrow
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Guy Sparrow

Forward  at New York Knicks
Age93
NationalityUSA
Height198 cm (6'6")
Weight99 kg
BornNov 2, 1932
CollegeDetroit
Career
6.9PPG
4.5RPG
1.0APG
217 games · 3 seasons

Career snapshot

3seasons
217games
1,502career pts
10.7PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 116 games · 1957-58–1958-59

Position rank · 1958-59

#19PPG rank
#6PER rank
#20WS rank
Among 22 Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 11.1 1957-58 · NYK
RPG 6.4 1957-58 · NYK
APG 1.0 1957-58 · NYK
PER 12.5 1957-58 · NYK
WS 1.2 1957-58 · NYK

Draft

1955
Round 3 · Pick 19
from Detroit

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1957-58 NYK 72 0 23.1 11.1 6.4 1.0 0.0 0.0 37.9 0.0 64.2 12.5 1.2
1958-59 NBA 67 0 12.6 5.0 3.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 31.8 0.0 56.5
1958-59 GSW 23 0 10.2 3.8 2.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 33.7 0.0 52.5
1958-59 NYK 44 0 13.8 5.7 4.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 31.2 0.0 58.2 8.8 -0.9
1959-60 GSW 11 0 7.3 2.7 2.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 31.1 0.0 25.0

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1958 Golden State Warriors New York Knicks mid season trade From 1958-59 to 1958-59
Jul 1958 New York Knicks Golden State Warriors season change

About Guy Sparrow

Guy Paul Joseph Sparrow, nicknamed "The Bird", is a former American National Basketball Association player. He was drafted in 1955 with the fifth pick in the third round by the New York Knicks. In his first season with the Knicks, Guy averaged 11.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. During his second NBA season, Guy was traded to the Philadelphia Warriors for Jack George. In his second season, Guy averaged 5.0 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. In Guy's final NBA season, he averaged 2.7 points per game and 2.1 rebounds a game for the Warriors.